The Egyptian (1954)
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- Approved
- 2h 19min
- Drama
- 17 Dec 1954 (West Germany)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
Jean Simmons | ... |
Merit
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Victor Mature | ... |
Horemheb
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Gene Tierney | ... |
Baketamon
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Michael Wilding | ... |
Akhnaton
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Bella Darvi | ... |
Nefer
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Peter Ustinov | ... |
Kaptah
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Edmund Purdom | ... |
Sinuhe
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Judith Evelyn | ... |
Taia
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Henry Daniell | ... |
Mekere
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John Carradine | ... |
Grave Robber
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Carl Benton Reid | ... |
Senmut
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Tommy Rettig | ... |
Thoth
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Anitra Stevens | ... |
Queen Nefertiti
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Donna Martell | ... |
Lady in Waiting
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Mimi Gibson | ... |
First Princess
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Carmen De Lavallade | ... |
Egyptian Dancer
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Harry Thompson | ... |
Nubian
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George Melford | ... |
Priest
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Lawrence Ryle | ... |
Priest
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Tiger Joe Marsh | ... |
Libyan Guard
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Karl 'Killer' Davis | ... |
Libyan Guard
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Ian MacDonald | ... |
Ship's Captain
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Peter Reynolds | ... |
Sinuhe - Age 10
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Michael Granger | ... |
Officer
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Don Blackman | ... |
Nubian Prince
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Joan Winfield | ... |
Governess
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Mike Mazurki | ... |
Foreman - House of Death (uncredited)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Richard Allan | ... |
Student in School of Life (uncredited)
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Sharon Jan Altman | ... |
Princess (uncredited)
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Michael Ansara | ... |
Hittite Commander (uncredited)
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Rama Bai | ... |
Citizen (uncredited)
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Elizabeth Bartilet | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Don Bender | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Sidney Bernstein | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Alfredo Berumen | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Geraldine Bogdonovich | ... |
Tavern Waitress (uncredited)
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Mario Bramucci | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Brad Brown | ... |
Palace Soldier (uncredited)
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Esther Brown | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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George Bruggeman | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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George Chester | ... |
Nubian Guard (uncredited)
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Michael Cirillo | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Angela Clarke | ... |
Kipa (uncredited)
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Edmund Cobb | ... |
Patient (uncredited)
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Lesley-Marie Colburn | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Mady Comfort | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Rus Conklin | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Henry Corden | ... |
Hittite Officer (uncredited)
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Paul Cristo | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Gabriel Curtiz | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Alvin Burke Deer | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Jimmy Dime | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Ted Doner | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Joan Douglas | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Larry Duran | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Jack Ellis | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Nestor Eristoff | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Robert Evans | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Franco Fantasia | ... |
Hittite Officer (uncredited)
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Mark Forest | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Otto Forrest | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Raoul Freeman | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Jeanne Gail | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Dede Gainor | ... |
Princess (uncredited)
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Aurello Galli | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Israel Garcia | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Joe Garcio | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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John George | ... |
Man in Street (uncredited)
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Charles Gonzales | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Leo Gordon | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Peggy Gordon | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Maia Gregory | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Diane Gump | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Yeghishe Harout | ... |
Syrian at Nefer's (uncredited)
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Marcoreta Hellman | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Lars Hensen | ... |
Citzen (uncredited)
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Barbara James | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Kay Koury | ... |
Citizen (uncredited)
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Paul Kruger | ... |
High Priest (uncredited)
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Virginia Lee | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Tyler MacDuff | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Michael Macey | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Frank McGrath | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Nico Minardos | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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John Mooney | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Ron Nyman | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Manuel París | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Victor Paul | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Joe Ploski | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Jose Portugal | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Max Reid | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Wilma Reid | ... |
Nefer's Maid (uncredited)
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Jack Richardson | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Michael Ross | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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John Roy | ... |
Servant (uncredited)
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Paul Salata | ... |
Egyptian Official (uncredited)
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Jack Santoro | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Cosmo Sardo | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Peter Seal | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Harry Seymour | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Harry Shearer | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Ray Spiker | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Robert St. Angelo | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Larry Stanton | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Murray Steckler | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Saye Sumi | ... |
Nefer's Maid (uncredited)
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Mike Tellegen | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Bruno VeSota | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Coleen Vico | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Guy Way | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Robert Wegner | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Nancy Westbrook | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
Michael Curtiz |
Written by
Philip Dunne | ... | (screen play) and |
Casey Robinson | ... | (screen play) |
Mika Waltari | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | producer |
Music by
Bernard Herrmann | ||
Alfred Newman |
Cinematography by
Leon Shamroy | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Barbara McLean |
Editorial Department
Leonard Doss | ... | color consultant |
Lyman Hallowell | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
George W. Davis | ||
Lyle R. Wheeler | ... | (as Lyle Wheeler) |
Set Decoration by
Paul S. Fox | ||
Walter M. Scott |
Makeup Department
Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
Helen Turpin | ... | hair stylist |
Lynn F. Reynolds | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Eckhardt | ... | assistant director |
Addison Schaumer Jr. | ... | assistant director |
Ray Kellogg | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Jack Sonntag | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Alfred Bruzlin | ... | sound |
Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Heman) |
Dick Jensen | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Richard Kupper | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Bert Ross | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Ray Kellogg | ... | special photographic effects |
Matthew Yuricich | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
Fred Carson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Bill Catching | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
George Cernak | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
George Dockstader | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
John Epper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Sol Gorss | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Michael Granger | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Stubby Kruger | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Bert LeBaron | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Charles Regan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
George Robotham | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jack Stoney | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Louis Tomei | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Terry Wilson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Scotty McEwin | ... | assistant camera: second unit (uncredited) |
Leo Tover | ... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Le Maire | ... | wardrobe director |
Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Ed Wynigear | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Music Department
George Adams | ... | music editor |
Robert Russell Bennett | ... | orchestrator |
Ken Darby | ... | vocal supervisor |
Earle Hagen | ... | orchestrator |
Dave Kahn | ... | music editor (as David Khan) |
Pete King | ... | orchestrator |
Gus Levene | ... | orchestrator |
Robert Mayer | ... | music editor |
Bernard Mayers | ... | orchestrator |
Alfred Newman | ... | music supervisor |
Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator |
Victor Bay | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Bernard Herrmann | ... | conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
Alfred Newman | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Lionel Newman | ... | music supervisor (uncredited) |
Paul Salamunovich | ... | choral singer (uncredited) |
Herbert W. Spencer | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Urban Thielmann | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Raymond Turner | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Eva Monley | ... | script supervisor: second unit (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Stephen Papich | ... | choreographer |
Elizabeth Riefstahl | ... | technical advisor |
Norman Stuart | ... | dialogue coach |
Frank Inn | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
Gertrude Kingston | ... | research assistant (uncredited) |
Mel Koontz | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
Frances C. Richardson | ... | research director (uncredited) |
Robert St. Angelo | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Richard Talmadge | ... | fill-in director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1954) (United States) (theatrical)
- Centfox (1954) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1954) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1955) (France) (theatrical)
- Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (1955) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1957) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1962) (United States) (tv)
- Suomi-Filmi (1978) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1980) (Finland) (tv)
- France Régions 3 (FR3) (1985) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1986) (Finland) (tv)
- CBS/Fox (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Winkler Film (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Twilight Time Video (2011) (Canada) (DVD)
- Twilight Time Video (2011) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Twilight Time (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- VL-Musiikki (2012) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1955) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bausch & Lomb (CinemaScope lenses by)
- Deluxe Entertainment Services (color)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In eighteenth dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe (Edmund Purdom), a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb (Victor Mature) is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah (Michael Wilding). Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the eighteenth dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues, and bizarre secrets are revealed to him, he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth. Short on historical accuracy, but strong on plot and characterization. Written by Molly Malloy |
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Taglines | To Nefer, shameless temptress of Babylon, he surrendered his parents' hope of immortality! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Budget | $5,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | One of the few Hollywood "spectacles" in which top billing went to a woman: Jean Simmons. See more » |
Goofs | Akhnaton was succeeded by Tutankhamen, not Horemheb. Horemheb succeeded Aye, who was the successor of Tutankhamen. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Ancient Secrets of the Bible (1992). See more » |
Quotes |
Nefer:
No. I brought you here only to show you the gate in my garden wall. Later, when all of my guests have gone... I will be here by my lotus pool. Sinuhe: Why do you tell me this? Nefer: Perhaps because I am fond of gifts, and the greatest gift any man can bring to a woman is his innocence, which he can give only once. See more » |